“The terrorist track ‘is not excluded, but it is not a priority as things stand.'”
First the French authorities have to figure out if they can plausibly claim that this guy is mentally ill, or lashing out against “Islamophobia,” or whatever the excuse du jour may be.
“Aisne: an armed man injured by the police in Saint-Quentin, the terrorist track ‘not excluded,'” translated from “Aisne : un homme armé blessé par la police à Saint-Quentin, la piste terroriste «pas exclue»,” Le Parisien, August 18, 2022 (thanks to Medforth):
Witnesses called law enforcement at dawn to report shots fired by a man armed with a shotgun. During the intervention of the police, the individual fired in their direction without hitting them. The terrorist track “is not excluded, but it is not a priority as things stand,” according to the prosecution.
An armed forty-year-old, wandering around firing shots Thursday in the center of Saint-Quentin, in Aisne, was injured during his arrest by the police, said the prosecution.
Witnesses called the police at dawn to report shots fired by a lone man, armed with a shotgun, with no identifiable target, according to the first reports.
During the intervention of the police, the man fired in their direction without hitting them, added the prosecution. The latter fought back, injuring the maniac in the shoulder, who had to be hospitalized urgently and transferred to the hospital in Amiens (Somme). He is in critical condition.
The man, who was not known to the justice system or the intelligence services, according to initial research, shouted “Allahu akbar” when shooting, said the judicial police, who are in charge of the investigation. The terrorist track “is not excluded, but it is not a priority as things stand,” the prosecution nevertheless specified.
Michael Copeland says
The terrorist track “is not excluded, but it is not a priority as things stand,”
That could describe the Macron policy.
Rod says
How appalling! A man with a shotgun, fired shots with no identifiable target, injured nobody, and judged “not obviously a terrorist”.
This could be described as Macron policy?
I take it that the Macron policy might be to find out exactly who and what this man was before leaping to any conclusions.
But since it seems that he might be a Muslim, jihadwatchers are happy to dispense with the well-established procedures followed by advanced societies, proclaim him to be a terrorist, and presumably punish him accordingly.
Who would you say was the more civilised – Macron, or the Islamaphobic bigot?
What a contrast with the good ol’ USA, where fanatics (there are many of them, and they aren’t Muslims) are armed, legally, with battlefield weapons with extra large magazines, don’t fire at “no identifiable target”, and far too often, shoot to kill.
Fortunately, unlike US authorities, Macron doesn’t face such situations dozens of times – per day! But we can still laugh at him, can’t we?
john smith says
I pretty certain he wasn’t a muslim Rod, only Christians, Buddhists and Hindus scream allahu akbar when launching an attack.
Rod says
Seems likely that he’s a Muslim john. But does that disqualify him from fair treatment under the law?
mortimer says “So anyone who conducts jihad is crazy’?” Nobody has said he is crazy; nobody has said he is conducting jihad. But mortimer, who it seems knows more than eyewitnesses or French police, has, in true bigot-think, got straight to the “truth”.
No suspicion that this is perhaps a little brainless?
john smith says
Rod I know your a muslim, but I’m okay with this as I’ve nothing against muslims. It’s islam I have a problem with and those devout muslims that want to kill us Kafirs in the name of islam.
You often make comparisons between the numerous murders that are committed in the States, and blame the Christians for these murders. Let me put you straight about this, they are not Christians, a true Christian would never murder anyone. You constantly take the side of those that rape and murder, by attacking us innocent people here at JW. You come across as an intelligent person but unfortunately for you, your siding with the forces of darkness.
As a practicing Christian myself I feel compelled to tell you this, and try to warn you of the dire consequences you could be facing.
Rod please go to Youtube and look at videos from ex-muslims, such people as, “Christian Prince” “Apostate Prophet”and “Walid Shoebat.” There are many of them out there, and they all share the same message, islam is from satan.
gravenimage says
How does this individual being arrested while he was firing random shots “disqualify him from fair treatment under the law”? I imagine that *anyone*, suspected Muslim or not, would be arrested for this in France. Is “Rod” claiming that this is not the case?
gravenimage says
How could the ‘filthy Infidels’ *possibly* think that someone screaming “Allahu Akbar!” might be Muslim? How ‘bigoted’…
mortimer says
A clue for the French police who have not yet discovered the true motive of the Islamic terrorist:
“effrayer l’ennemi d’Allah et le vôtre” – Coran 8.60
‘TURHIBUNNA’ (terrorize them) – Koran 8.60
mortimer says
Reply to Robert Spencer’s comment on the ‘excuse du jour’. It seems the journalist already provided the excuse: “The (police) fought back, injuring the maniac in the shoulder, who had to be hospitalized urgently.’
So anyone who conducts jihad is ‘crazy’? That would include the 200 million Muslims in the Arab world who only a few years back claimed to support Osama bin Laden.
That would also include most of the Muslims in the world who realize that jihad is a communal obligation in the Muslim community … so they are in favor of jihad too. Over 800,000,000 Muslims worldwide are thus ‘MANIACS’ according to this journalist … but that is what he implies.
Keith O says
Makes sense Mortimer, It’s a well known fact that the followers of Mohammed are all F*#KED in the head, so an assessment of insanity works.
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
gravenimage says
+1
Pray Hard says
The statement that “he had to be hospitalized urgently” says all you need to know about the French elites and “police’.
Keith O says
Yeah, they are terrible shots!
gravenimage says
France: Muslim screaming ‘Allahu akbar’ fires random shots, fires at police, terrorism ‘not ruled out’
………………………….
Sounds like a Basil Fawlty sketch…
Andrew Blackadder says
Speaking recently with a rather Left leaning English prick who called me a crazy racist when I called islam a Fascist Religious Cult, which he was defending, even though he is a Homosexual… I know… right ?…
Anyway he tells me that not all muslims are jihadi arseholes and so I asked him what percentage would he say are indeed jihadi arseholes, we agreed that only 10% are jihadi arseholes, so I countered that if there are 1.6 Billion muslims in the World today and only 10% are nutters then does he feel better knowing that only 160 Million jihadi arseholes are looking to throw him off the roof top or has he thought this bleeding heart notion of his all the way through..
He stood up and waked away…
Ya cant fix that kind of stupid.
Rod says
Yes, Andrew, bigots and racists are so stupid. You can easily tell from the way they talk.
gravenimage says
Ah, yes–how could *anyone* be concerned about 160 million murderous Jihadists? Surely only bigots and racists could be so stupid… sarc/off
And what race is Islam again? Despite being repeatedly told that Islam is an ideology, not an ethnicity, “Rod” continues to insist that if you are against Jihad terror that you are a racist.
And why not? He also insisted that anyone concerned about victims of Jihad in Nigeria and Egypt was also racist.
Rod says
Homophobes are stupid too. I thought they were extinct, but no, behold jihadwatch – safe haven for bigots of all descriptions.
gravenimage says
What did I say in the post above that was homophobic? When have I said *anything* here that is homophobic? I have in fact marched and worked for gay rights.
But just as I am a “racist” if I condemn Jihadists murdering Nigerians and Egyptians and other people of color, I am apparently also a “homophobic” if I condemn–as I do–Islam’s call to murder Gay people.
“Rod” does not even attempt to explain how this would work. But then, why would he? Islam openly rejects logic and reason.